News archive (July, 2016)

Elderly leukaemia patients are now able to receive life-enhancing treatment in the comfort of their own homes, thanks to an award-winning service developed at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Patients can now receive chemotherapy injections at home – administered by themselves or a loved one – reducing the need for hospital admissions.

Four volunteers have been recognised for their incredible ten years of providing advice and guidance to people with cancer at a special event held at The James Cook University Hospital to mark ten years of the Macmillan Cancer Support and Information Centre.

She might be 100 years old, but chirpy Irene Stoddart still loves nothing more than losing herself in a best-selling thriller, going to see the latest blockbuster movie – or the satisfaction of completing a challenging crossword. And thanks to doctors at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust who discovered and treated a sight-threatening eye condition, the former teacher is still able to indulge in these simple pursuits she believes help her to stay as sharp as a pin!

Love nursing open days at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough and The Friarage in Northallerton have proved such a success, they are set to return in the early autumn. A total of seven nurses were offered jobs with South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a result of the July open days – including five at James Cook and two at The Friarage.

South Tees Hospitals Charity are hosting a competition that will run for one week and will allow a lucky winner to receive a brand new Xbox One. To enter the competition: Go to @STeesCharity Twitter page, RT one of their tweets regarding this competition an give them a follow!

The Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board is a multi-agency partnership responsible for protecting and promoting an adult’s right to live an independent life, in safety, free from abuse and neglect in the Boroughs of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees.

A new charity hub located in the heart of James Cook is set to open this month. The hub was due to open on the 1 July, however, due to unforeseen circumstances, the opening has been pushed back and it will open within the next fortnight.